Create a precast beam.
Transcript
00:04
On the home screen. Let's begin by creating a new family
00:09
in the new family's dialogue box.
00:12
We'll go ahead here and use structural framing beams and braces.
00:16
Let's go ahead and select open.
00:21
So our family opens up and we can see in plan view,
00:24
we have a number of different reference planes over here.
00:27
The inner reference planes will control the symbolic view of the beam.
00:31
In fact, we don't require this on our precast member.
00:34
So I'm just going to delete that symbolic line.
00:37
The next set of reference planes controlled a cut back of the beam
00:41
and the final set of reference plans is the analytical length of the beam itself.
00:46
This particular template already has an extrusion created for a beam.
00:50
Again, we don't require this so I can select this extrusion
00:54
and we can press delete.
00:56
We'll begin by creating a sweep for our beam
00:60
to do this. Let's go ahead and select the creates ribbon
01:03
and on the creates ribbon, we'll click sweep
01:07
on the context ribbon. You'll note here, we have sketch path.
01:11
Let's begin by creating the path that our sweep will follow.
01:16
So we want the precast member to cut back.
01:19
So I'm going to draw the path between this reference plane here
01:23
and this reference plane here
01:26
to complete the path we can simply click, modify or press escape.
01:31
It's very important that this path is constrained to the reference planes
01:36
to do this. On the context ribbon, I can go ahead and select a line
01:41
and I'm going to begin here by selecting this reference plane
01:45
and then the horizontal line
01:47
I could then constrain that
01:50
I also want to make sure that the length of the line is constrained.
01:53
So I'm going to select this reference plane here
01:55
and then the end point of the line.
01:58
And again, we can constrain that
02:00
and we'll repeat that on the right hand side
02:05
to exit the airline command, we can go ahead and select, modify on the ribbon.
02:10
OK? So our path is complete.
02:12
So we'll go ahead here and select, finish edit mode.
02:16
And now we're going to use a profile
02:18
notice on the context ribbon. We have a panel here dedicated to the profile.
02:23
We can select a profile. If we already had one loaded into rabbit,
02:28
we could create and sketch a profile right here if we wanted to
02:32
or we can load a profile.
02:35
Let's go ahead and select load profile.
02:38
And here we're going to select M 04 underscore 04 underscore profile.
02:44
We can then go ahead and select open,
02:48
you'll now notice on the pull down menu that
02:50
we have the ability to select that particular profile.
02:55
Now, of course,
02:56
to fully understand the profile and see it in the context of the 3D
02:59
view will change to the 3D view to do this in the project browser.
03:04
Double click on view one,
03:08
you may need to zoom to the extent of the view and you can now clearly see your path
03:13
and also the profile,
03:16
you'll note that the profile has come in exactly the right place.
03:19
But of course, if we wanted to offset that in the X or the Y direction,
03:23
we could then add values on the options bar here in the X or the Y field or of course,
03:28
we can do it in canvas here.
03:31
So everything's looking good.
03:32
So we'll go up to our context ribbon and we'll select finish edit mode
03:37
and you can now see our beam has been created
03:40
while the sweep is still selected in the properties pads.
03:43
You'll note here that we can link the material across.
03:46
So here we're going to associate this to a family parameter
03:50
because we started with a structural framing template.
03:53
You'll notice here, we already have structural material available for us.
03:57
So we'd associate that parameter and click. OK.
04:01
I can now deselect the solid by present escape or
04:03
just simply click it in the background of rev it.
04:07
Before we start looking at the dimensional control of our beam
04:10
on the modify ribbon. Let's go ahead and select family category and parameters
04:16
here, I'd like to make sure that the material for model behavior is set to precast.
04:23
So we'll go ahead and set that up
04:25
and also notice here that we have display in hidden views.
04:28
Currently here,
04:30
I could set this to all edges so all edges are displayed.
04:34
But in this case here, I just want edges hidden by other members.
04:38
OK? So that's our family category and parameters set. We can go ahead and select, OK.
04:44
We're now ready to associate the parameters from our profile to the family itself
04:49
to do that. We'll go into the project browser
04:52
and expand the family's folder.
04:54
We'll then go ahead and expand the profiles folder
04:58
and now we'll expand our family and we can see our type here. PC B hyphen 009.
05:05
Let's right. Mouse click over this and select type properties
05:10
in the type properties.
05:11
You'll notice that we have the dimensions controlling our profile.
05:16
I'm now going to begin to associate these two parameters in our project.
05:20
Let's start with sheer
05:23
in the associate family parameters dialer box, I can click new parameter
05:27
and here we can type in the matching name. Sham.
05:32
All of the defaults will remain constant here and we can simply click. OK?
05:36
And then OK, again to the associate family parameter dialogue,
05:40
you'll now notice that the parameters grayed out. And also we have a little
05:44
sign to show us that that family parameter is in fact associated.
05:49
So we'll go through and create the rest of them. So this one is going to be depth.
05:55
This one here will be nib depth
06:03
and then we have NIP width.
06:10
And finally, here we have the width itself.
06:18
OK. So now those parameters have been associated, we can simply click OK?
06:24
On the context ribbon. Let's go ahead and select family types
06:27
and we can now see those family parameters have
06:30
now been added into the family types dialog box.
06:34
Now remember that these values are going to be driven by a catalog.
06:39
We'll now need to ensure that our family has
06:41
exactly the same name as our type catalog.
06:44
So let's go ahead and select, OK.
06:46
On the quick access tool bar, we'll go ahead and select save
06:50
and in the safehouse dialogue box, we can type in the family name.
06:54
So this is going to be mo four
06:56
underscore
06:59
underscore
07:01
precast beam.
07:04
Will they go ahead and select save?
00:04
On the home screen. Let's begin by creating a new family
00:09
in the new family's dialogue box.
00:12
We'll go ahead here and use structural framing beams and braces.
00:16
Let's go ahead and select open.
00:21
So our family opens up and we can see in plan view,
00:24
we have a number of different reference planes over here.
00:27
The inner reference planes will control the symbolic view of the beam.
00:31
In fact, we don't require this on our precast member.
00:34
So I'm just going to delete that symbolic line.
00:37
The next set of reference planes controlled a cut back of the beam
00:41
and the final set of reference plans is the analytical length of the beam itself.
00:46
This particular template already has an extrusion created for a beam.
00:50
Again, we don't require this so I can select this extrusion
00:54
and we can press delete.
00:56
We'll begin by creating a sweep for our beam
00:60
to do this. Let's go ahead and select the creates ribbon
01:03
and on the creates ribbon, we'll click sweep
01:07
on the context ribbon. You'll note here, we have sketch path.
01:11
Let's begin by creating the path that our sweep will follow.
01:16
So we want the precast member to cut back.
01:19
So I'm going to draw the path between this reference plane here
01:23
and this reference plane here
01:26
to complete the path we can simply click, modify or press escape.
01:31
It's very important that this path is constrained to the reference planes
01:36
to do this. On the context ribbon, I can go ahead and select a line
01:41
and I'm going to begin here by selecting this reference plane
01:45
and then the horizontal line
01:47
I could then constrain that
01:50
I also want to make sure that the length of the line is constrained.
01:53
So I'm going to select this reference plane here
01:55
and then the end point of the line.
01:58
And again, we can constrain that
02:00
and we'll repeat that on the right hand side
02:05
to exit the airline command, we can go ahead and select, modify on the ribbon.
02:10
OK? So our path is complete.
02:12
So we'll go ahead here and select, finish edit mode.
02:16
And now we're going to use a profile
02:18
notice on the context ribbon. We have a panel here dedicated to the profile.
02:23
We can select a profile. If we already had one loaded into rabbit,
02:28
we could create and sketch a profile right here if we wanted to
02:32
or we can load a profile.
02:35
Let's go ahead and select load profile.
02:38
And here we're going to select M 04 underscore 04 underscore profile.
02:44
We can then go ahead and select open,
02:48
you'll now notice on the pull down menu that
02:50
we have the ability to select that particular profile.
02:55
Now, of course,
02:56
to fully understand the profile and see it in the context of the 3D
02:59
view will change to the 3D view to do this in the project browser.
03:04
Double click on view one,
03:08
you may need to zoom to the extent of the view and you can now clearly see your path
03:13
and also the profile,
03:16
you'll note that the profile has come in exactly the right place.
03:19
But of course, if we wanted to offset that in the X or the Y direction,
03:23
we could then add values on the options bar here in the X or the Y field or of course,
03:28
we can do it in canvas here.
03:31
So everything's looking good.
03:32
So we'll go up to our context ribbon and we'll select finish edit mode
03:37
and you can now see our beam has been created
03:40
while the sweep is still selected in the properties pads.
03:43
You'll note here that we can link the material across.
03:46
So here we're going to associate this to a family parameter
03:50
because we started with a structural framing template.
03:53
You'll notice here, we already have structural material available for us.
03:57
So we'd associate that parameter and click. OK.
04:01
I can now deselect the solid by present escape or
04:03
just simply click it in the background of rev it.
04:07
Before we start looking at the dimensional control of our beam
04:10
on the modify ribbon. Let's go ahead and select family category and parameters
04:16
here, I'd like to make sure that the material for model behavior is set to precast.
04:23
So we'll go ahead and set that up
04:25
and also notice here that we have display in hidden views.
04:28
Currently here,
04:30
I could set this to all edges so all edges are displayed.
04:34
But in this case here, I just want edges hidden by other members.
04:38
OK? So that's our family category and parameters set. We can go ahead and select, OK.
04:44
We're now ready to associate the parameters from our profile to the family itself
04:49
to do that. We'll go into the project browser
04:52
and expand the family's folder.
04:54
We'll then go ahead and expand the profiles folder
04:58
and now we'll expand our family and we can see our type here. PC B hyphen 009.
05:05
Let's right. Mouse click over this and select type properties
05:10
in the type properties.
05:11
You'll notice that we have the dimensions controlling our profile.
05:16
I'm now going to begin to associate these two parameters in our project.
05:20
Let's start with sheer
05:23
in the associate family parameters dialer box, I can click new parameter
05:27
and here we can type in the matching name. Sham.
05:32
All of the defaults will remain constant here and we can simply click. OK?
05:36
And then OK, again to the associate family parameter dialogue,
05:40
you'll now notice that the parameters grayed out. And also we have a little
05:44
sign to show us that that family parameter is in fact associated.
05:49
So we'll go through and create the rest of them. So this one is going to be depth.
05:55
This one here will be nib depth
06:03
and then we have NIP width.
06:10
And finally, here we have the width itself.
06:18
OK. So now those parameters have been associated, we can simply click OK?
06:24
On the context ribbon. Let's go ahead and select family types
06:27
and we can now see those family parameters have
06:30
now been added into the family types dialog box.
06:34
Now remember that these values are going to be driven by a catalog.
06:39
We'll now need to ensure that our family has
06:41
exactly the same name as our type catalog.
06:44
So let's go ahead and select, OK.
06:46
On the quick access tool bar, we'll go ahead and select save
06:50
and in the safehouse dialogue box, we can type in the family name.
06:54
So this is going to be mo four
06:56
underscore
06:59
underscore
07:01
precast beam.
07:04
Will they go ahead and select save?
